Chapter 8: The Little Mermaid

KAIRI

Angel bounced up and down and said, "We almost here! We almost to Alantica!"

Nudge looked at her and said, "Why are you so excited about Angel? You never been there."

I smiled and said, "Angel eavesdropped on my thought and learned a bit about where we're going. Alantinca has a magic spell on it. When we land there you'll see what I mean."

Angel looked out the window and said, "There it is!"

We looked out the window to see the castle and the huge amount of water around it.

Nudge looked at it and said, "It's surrounded by water. Do we need air tanks or anything?!"

I shook my head and said, "You won't need a thing. Like I said, this place is magical."

The gummi portal lit up and I said, "Let go for a swim girls!"

Total barked and I said, "And Total..."

We got into the portal.

I found myself swimming in a reef filled with beautiful fish.

I looked down to see my legs were gone and replaces with a pink mermaid tail.

My shirt was gone too, and replaced with a pink bikini top.

Nudge swam over to me and said, "Your a mermaid!"

I smiled and said, "So are you and Angel." S

he looked down to see a light purple mermaid tail was where her legs were.

She looked at Angel and her light blue mermaid tail that matched her eyes.

The both had one piece tops on that hid their wings from view.

Nudge squealed and said, "I'm a mermaid! Oh my gosh!"

Angel smiled and said, "I told you, this is an awesome place."

Total swam up and said, "Says you three! Look what I'm stuck as!"

Total was now a little sea turtle.

Angel smiled and said, "You look awesome Total! Your a cute little turtle!"

She hugged him.

He sighed and said, "Well I guess it not that bad."

A mermaid swam toward us. She had bright red hair and a green tail.

Next to her was a crab and a flounder.

She smiled and said, "Hello there. I'm Ariel."

I smiled and said, "Your Sora's friend! I'm Kairi."

She smiled and said, "I'm glad he found you. So what are you doing here, and where's Sora?"

I replied, "We're here on his behalf. This is Angel, Nudge, and Total."

They waved to her.

The crab swam up and said in a Jamaican accent, "I'm Sebastian and this is Flounder."

Nudge smirked and said, "Yuffie was right, animals do talk in other places."

I swam forward and said, "We're looking for something called, 'The Pearl of the Sea'."

Ariel sighed and said, "Yeah, I've heard of it..."

Nudge asked, "So where is it?"

Sebastian said, "It's the center piece of the Alantica Singing Trophy. It's to be given to the best singer in Alantica."

Ariel smiled and said, "I was going to enter, but the rules state, I need to have a team of four."

Nudge swam up and said, "We can be your team!"

I smiled and said, "Uh...Nudge, I not really a singer..."

She smiled and said, "Sure you are! You just need to sing from you heart!"

Ariel nodded and said, "That and have fun while doing it!"

She opened her mouth and sang out, "And you and I, there's a new land...."

I recognized the song as, Sanctuary by Utuda the Best.

I felt the lyrics flow through me and I sang out, "Angel will fly, My Sanctuary. My Sanctuary, now..."

Ariel continued, "Where fear's and lies melt away..."

I sang, "Music will die, What's left of me. What's left of me, now..."

Nudge looked at us and said, "You guys sound amazing together! How you know the song she was singing?"

Angel shook her head and said, "Because Namine knew it."

I looked at Angel.

Let's not tell them about Namine quite yet.

Alright Kairi.

Nudge looked at Ariel and said, "If you can teach us the words will sing with you."

Sebastian smiled and said, "Follow me girls, I teach you the song."

Ariel smiled and said, "You guys go ahead, I want to practice with Kairi."

Flounder smiled and said, "Alright then!"

They swam off to the castle.

She looked at me and said, "So why do you need the pearl?"

I sighed and said, "The heartless are taking over worlds again, but this time we found a way to stop them for good. We need the pearl, because it a key to stopping them."

Ariel nodded and said, "We'll be going up against some tough opponents, the sirens have entered, and they never lose."

I smiled and said, "Well we have to change that."

She smiled and said, "Let's go to the castle. The show's starting soon."

I swam up with Ariel into the castle.

A huge man with a trident swam up to Ariel and said, "Who is this, Ariel and why is she here?"

She smiled and said, "Daddy, this is Kairi, Sora's friend. She and some of her friends are helping me in the contest."

He looked down at me and said, "Your Sora's friend? He metioned you quite a bit the last time he was here. He was looking for you."

I smiled and said, "He found me and Riku."

He smiled and said, "I am King Trident, king of the ocean and Atalnica."

I bowed and said, "It an honor to meet you."

He smiled and said, "Such a politle young lady."

Sebastian swam up with the girls (and Total).

He said, "There all ready."

Angel smiled and said, "It is a really pretty song..."

Nudge smiled and said, "We're all warmed up and ready to go!"

A merman swam in and said, "The contest is begining you majesty."

He nodded and said, "Shall we?"

We all swam out the door to a stage set up outside.

In front of it sat a orchestra of sea creatures.

Sebastian swam to the stage and said, "Welcome gentle mere-folk, to The 20th annual, Alantica singers contest!"

The crowd cheered.

Sebastian continued and said, "First up is The Sirens!"

The crowd cheered as four mermaids swam on stage.

The began to sing in unison, "Oh come to the sea, to far beanth the waves."

"To wear the night and days where we come and we play."

" Oh come to sea, don't be afraid."

"The heart the soul, shall not escape."

The sang the same verse three times and then took a bow.

The crowd applauded with great joy.

Sebastian swam up and said, "Next we have Princess Ariel, and her new friends!"

We swam on to the stage and the music started.

We sang, "And you and I, there's a new land...."

"Angel will fly..."

"My Sanctuary. My Sanctuary, now..."

"Where fear's and lies melt away... "

"Music will die..."

"What's left of me. What's left of me, now..."

We paused as the music played for a moment and we began singing again.

"I watch you, fast asleep..."

"All I fear mean nothing..."

"And you and I, there's a new land..."

"Angel will fly..."

"My Sanctuary. My Sanctuary, now... "

"Where fear's and lies melt away..."

"Music will die..."

"What's left of me. What's left of me, now..."

It came to the duet of me and Ariel.

Ariel sang first, "My heart's a battle ground..."

Then I sang after a bit of music, "You've shown me how to see that nothing is all it is..."

We all sang out, "Nothing is broken..."

"And you and I, there's a new land..."

"Angel will fly..."

"My Sanctuary. My Santuary, now..."

"Where fear's and lies melt away..."

"Music will die..."

"What's left of me. What's left of me, now..."

Ariel sang, "Oooooooo..."

I we sang in the background, "My fears..."

"My lies..."

"Melt away..."

We all sang, "Ohhhhhhhh..."

The music stopped and we took a bow.

The crowd roared with applause.

I can't belive I just did that.

We did a good job Kairi.

Namine?

Yep.

Thanks for the words.

No problem Kairi.

We swam off stage and all the girls hugged me.

I said, "Guys, you squishing me..."

The all back out and Nudge said, "That was totally awesome! I can't wait to see the results..."

After about 20 minutes and three other acts, Sebatision swam up to the mic and said, "The winners of the Pearl of Sea trophy is...Princess Ariel and friends!"

We all cheered with excitement as we swam back on the stage.

King Trident held up the trophy and began to give it to us.

The Pearl of the Sea was a silver pearl with a strange mark in the center of it, that I couldn't make out.

I heard someone yell, "Not this time!"

A hooded figure swam up and took the trophy from the king's hands.

I yelled, "It's the Organization!"

I summonded Budding Friendship and said, "Give back the trophy!"

He laughed and said, "I don't think so little piggy..."

Nudge swam back and said, "Ari..."

He pulled down his hood showing he had bright blonde hair that laid flat on his head and wispy blue eyes as cold as snow with a scar running down his cheek.

He had a tattoo in the center of his forehead of a small crown with a heart in it.

Angel shook her head and said, "He's not Ari..."

He smirked and said, "I'm Raix, so long for now, little piggies..."

He laughed and a disapeared into a portal.

Angel and Nudge had fear in their eyes.

I said, "We need to go tell Sora about this. Now."

Nudge looked up at me and asked, "Who was that Raix guy, and why did he look like Ari?"

I replied, "Ari must have become a heartless, and Raix is his Nobody."